How To Know What You Were Put On This Earth To Do

I’ve seen this happen so much lately. My friends tell me that they wish they could do what I do in life with my business. My friends tell me they are bored with their lives. I’ve been where they’ve been.

Brainwashed

Being a stubborn girl, I didn’t want to see things in a different perspective. Growing up, I was spoon-fed this “ideal” lifestyle that I should follow: get a degree, get a good job, buy a house, get married and live happily ever after.

The turning point

I went to university as expected of me and during the holidays, I worked as a waitress. I remember my manager praising me so much that I worked harder and harder and harder to earn more praise.

One day, I collapsed at work.

In that moment, I realised I was working my butt off for the success of someone else.

It was love at first sight and I knew I had to have one of my own. I wholesaled the product, with the plan to keep one for myself and sell the rest on. They sold like hot cakes, so I ordered more and more and more. It eventually turned into a full-fledged business and thus LoveJojo was born. Remember: this was all born out of my love for the product and nothing else. It wasn’t about the money. After this, I launched a Cute Japanese subscription box service which was spawned from my original company, as well as another upcoming secret project (which I shall reveal in the coming few weeks!)

For a long time, I thought I still wanted that ideal lifestyle I had been fed – however, only now, it was minus the traditional day job. Even just a few years ago, I thought my dream and main purpose in life was to buy a beautiful big house to live in. It’s funny; only by relaxing your ego, can you see the truth. It’s similar to how when you stare too hard at a painting, you can’t enjoy it’s beauty – you need to just relax your eyes and it will automatically pick up things you couldn’t see before.

I’ve been asked so many times what I want to do with my life. Each time, my stubborn answer was that I wanted to buy a house and live in it happily forever.

Going really deep

But when I thought deeper about it and allowed my mind to relax, I realised that this life is a gift. I am lucky to be born as a healthy human being, with so many opportunities and blessings. There will only ever be one Jojo that ever existed. No one before me or after me, will ever be exactly the same as me, think exactly the same as me, nor have the same idiosyncrasies as me. I should not waste this chance at life.

And it can’t be that my entire life would only be dedicated to buying a house to live in?

I allowed my metaphorical eyes to relax so that I could see the truth.

In that moment, I also realised that everything I had done in life up to that point had an underlying theme. It was to spread love and joy to those I encountered in my life. I stopped and realised that this Earth is a beautiful place, if you choose to see it that way. Everything we have in this life, came from the Earth. All of the food, clothing, even electronic devices, all originated from materials on or within Earth. This made me have a newfound respect for Mother Earth and the environment. I no longer wanted to use plastics or contribute to destroying the planet.

With this new realisation, there were so many things I was now driven to pursuing in life. I’m still in the process of setting up my second business right now. But keep following my journey and you’ll see what unfolds. It’s going to be exciting, I promise you!

Now what about you?

So back to my original question – how do you know what you’re doing with your life, is what you were put on this Earth to do? Like I said, so many of my friends tell me that they wish they could do what I do – run multiple businesses and work for myself. The truth is, it’s not about the money. If it’s about the money, then you’re in the wrong game. Everything I do comes from a place of love. When you’re doing what you love, it’s like the love of a mother for her child. You don’t even realise the sleepless nights. You embrace the good and the bad, and you wouldn’t have it any other way. Because the love is so strong, it conquers everything and gives you the strength and passion to carry on.

48 Comments

Having your own house and happily living forever is a dream of many people and it’s not bad to have those goals as inspiration. I think we just need to enjoy what we have in life at the moment but also think about what we still want to achieve.

Very inspiring and encouraging to put love before anything one does. Yes we are all unique and it is apparent that we make sure that we accomplish our tasks here on earth. Knowing your vision and purpose is paramount in living an authentic life.

Hi, what an inspiring post and for being successful doing something you love. For many though having a good job, nice house and a settled life is what they want. It is all down to the individual and what makes them happy.

That was such a beautiful read..I never had that passion to get one big house and live happily ever after since I always wanted to follow my passion and interests, some which converted into money while some didn’t.

You have asked a very profound question that men have been trying to answer for ages. I do not think we will really find out exactly what our life is for, but as long as you are positive to yourself and other people, I do not think you are far from that purpose.

I love reading your story on how you eventually found your purpose and be able to grow your company. I’ve started a business last year and I’m in the middle of switching from corporate life to going solo. Somehow, I got to appreciate the journey too. I guess, everything I learned somehow prepare mo for making my own decisions and taking bolder steps.

I agree with you. In order to be happy and satisfied you have to so what you love. Doing what you love will be more meaningful to your overall wellbeing and that is what your meant to do on this earth.

This post makes me feel good AND bad! I am married, I have a kid and I am an entrepreneur…but I feel like still haven’t figured out what my goal was!!!But I am glad that you found your path girl.
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Laurahttp://www.initialsla.com

I totally feel you girl. I have started MANY business ventures some successful some that failed miserably, but how am I supposed to know unless I try them. There isn’t a formula for this, it’s more of a trial and error.

This is such a great post ! It’s very encouraging and inspiring to put love before anything one does. I agree that doing what you love is more meaningful to your overall wellbeing but sometimes finding what you love to do is already a challenge in itself !

This is a tough one to answer 🙂 I think that if you are happy most of the time you are doing something right, it doesn`t matter what it is. We are different and there is not only one formula for happiness.

Reading your blog post is so timely for me. I did that ideal lifestyle for more than a decade – “get a degree, get a good job, buy a house, get married and live happily ever after.” And now, I’m embarking at a new journey of fulfilling a new dream just like you. It’s just that sometimes, I feel so overwhelmed and confused. I need to relax my eyes so I can see the truth. Thank you for this tip!

I can relate to this . It wasnt until my mid 20s I realised I had to stop worrying about the life my parents envisioned for me and start living my own life. Who cares if things arent done in the “right” order as long as youre happy.

I recently lost my office job so I made that as an excuse to dust off my old camera and start taking photos once again until my next job interview comes up. I really enjoy travelling and seeing wonderful things. And I use that camera to freeze that moment of simple happiness that even my salary had not even bought me. I really enjoyed your post and want to wish you and your business success.

I have learned in the spiritual point of you of the existence of an individual when he knows where did he come from, why he is here on earth and where he is going after his life. In that case, he could be considered the educated person. And most of us won’t ignore that knowledge for we believe in God as our Creator. I may sound different but that is the truth.